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The planet Jupiter will be within 368 Million miles of Earth this Monday.....it's closet approach since 1963. Best viewing times will be from sunset to midnight; but the planet will remain brilliant in the night sky for months. At sunset look towards the East and at midnight Jupiter will appear overhead; also Uranus will be lined up within 1 degree of Jupiter, making this combination a once in a lifetime event. The only thing in the sky that appears brighter will be our Moon, so this is a special/rare event.The planet will not be this noticeable again until the year 2022.
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I sure wish Mr. Fantastic would post here with his thoughts...he has a "PhD in Astrophysics from UC Berkeley".
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About Mr. Fantastic Biography
I attained my PhD in Astrophysics from UC Berkeley in the 90s.
I am a part-time real estate broker.LocationMission Viejo, CA / San Rafael, CA
By the way, you don't need a telescope to see some interesting things about Jupiter. A regular pair of binoculars will reveal the planet as a bright round disc, and allow you to see some of its moons.
I was just able to make out Uranus to the upper right of Jupiter with and without binoculars. I could not see the Moons(Jupiter) but my eyes are not very good. The show should last all month...I even thought Jupiter looked yellowish in the sky. Really cool and well worth watching.
By the way, you don't need a telescope to see some interesting things about Jupiter. A regular pair of binoculars will reveal the planet as a bright round disc, and allow you to see some of its moons.
Cool, I'll try that if I can find some binoculars.
Cool, I'll try that if I can find some binoculars.
Actually you can see Jupiter very clearly even without binoculors, along with Uranus.
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